Prabhu asks officials to prepare policy to set up stalls of GI products at airports

Prabhu asks officials to prepare policy to set up stalls of GI products at airports

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Press Trust of India

June 23, 2018

UPDATED: June 23, 2018 18:07 IST

New Delhi, Jun 23 (PTI) Commerce and Industry Minister Suresh Prabhu today directed officials to prepare a policy to set up stalls of GI products at all the airports of the country.

The move will help promote these products in the country.

A Geographical Indication (GI) is primarily an agricultural, natural or a manufactured product (handicrafts and industrial goods) originating from a definite geographical territory.

Typically, such a name conveys an assurance of quality and distinctiveness, which is essentially attributable to the place of its origin.

In a meeting with senior officials here, he also suggested displaying GI products from all over India at all international airports of the country.

The minister, who also holds the civil aviation portfolio, "directed officials to prepare a policy for establishing GI stalls at all airports of India," the ministry said in a statement.

Reviewing the agriculture sector of the Konkan region, the minister directed officials to run campaigns on Geographical Indicators (GIs) so as to increase awareness about the benefits of this tag for the produce of this region.

It is a legal right under which the GI holder can prohibit others from using the same name.